The Edinburg, Texas, native joined the Border Patrol in 1970 at the Eagle Pass, Texas, port of entry. He rose through the ranks to become chief of the Border Patrol in December 1997 and remained in that post until his 2004 retirement.
As patrol chief, he created the Border Safety Initiative to warn would-be illegal immigrants of the dangers of such border crossings and searches for illegal immigrants in distress in deserts and other often-deadly environments.
He was 70 years old.
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